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1.3 Energy from fuels

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1.3.1—Combustion reactions

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• Reactive metals, non-metals, organic compounds + O₂ • Deduce complete combustion equations for hydrocarbons and alcohols

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1.3.2—Incomplete combustion

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• Produces CO and C • Deduce incomplete combustion equations for hydrocarbons and alcohols

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1.3.3—Fossil fuels

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• Coal, crude oil, natural gas • CO₂ emissions and greenhouse effect • Compare fuels by carbon dioxide released and energy output

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1.3.4—Biofuels

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• From biological carbon fixation (photosynthesis) • Renewable vs. non-renewable • Consider advantages and disadvantages of biofuels compared with fossil fuels

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1.3.5—Fuel cells

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• Convert chemical energy directly to electrical energy • Half-equations for electrode reactions • Include hydrogen and methanol fuel cells; PEM details are not assessed

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1.4.1 (HL)—Entropy (S)

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• Measure of dispersal of matter/energy • More energy distributions = higher entropy • Order: Sgas > Sliquid > Ssolid • Calculate ΔS⦵ from S⦵ values

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1.4.2 (HL)—Gibbs energy (ΔG)

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• ΔG⦵ = ΔH⦵ − TΔS⦵ • Relates energy from reaction to ΔH, ΔS, T

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1.4.3 (HL)—Spontaneity

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• Spontaneous when ΔG < 0 • Temperature at which reaction becomes spontaneous • Interpret signs of ΔG from thermodynamic data

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1.4.4 (HL)—Equilibrium and Gibbs energy

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• At equilibrium: ΔG = 0 • ΔG = ΔG⦵ + RT ln Q • ΔG⦵ = −RT ln K • Link ΔG, Q, and K to reaction direction and equilibrium position

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